Lyric Theatre, Belfast

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Celebrating 50 Years Of Theatre

We seek to reflect our rich cultural diversity and to speak with a voice that is inspiring, challenging, entertaining and relevant.

"A new theatre can be the most exciting building in any city. It can be the home of miracles and epiphanies and revelations and renovations. And building a new theatre - especially in times like these - is both an act of fortitude and a gesture of faith in your community. Come and play with us here; Give us your trust and in return we will entertain you and enlighten you and lead you into that secret land of mystery and of the spirit, that we tend to overlook in the course of our lives. And I have no doubt that Belfast will respond openly to that invitation.

So, let us all begin that magic moon-walk together".

Brian Friel
Playwright

Photo Gallery

  • Karl Johnson and Ian McElhinney in rehearsals for The Absence of Women
  • Director Rachel O'Riordan and Karl Johnson in rehearsals for The Absence of Women
  • Alce O'Connell in rehearsals for The Absence of Women
  • Conor MacNeill, Karl Johnson and Ian McElhinney in rehearsals for The Absence of Women
  • The Lyric's Chairman and Patron greet guests as they arrive
  • Guests listened attentively to a powerful presentation, in words and music, about the Lyric, its impact within the community, and its exciting vision for the future. The theatre's Patron, Liam Neeson, took part in the presentation, speaking passionately to guests about the importance of the Lyric and reading from 'The Cure at Troy' by Seamus Heaney
  • Neil Martin, Mark Carruthers (Chairman, Lyric), Angela McCloskey (Development Director, Lyric), Liam Neeson (Patron, Lyric), Brian Kennedy, Brian Connor, Conleth Hill
  • Guests included Julia and Declan Kelly, US Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland

Lyric Blog

  • 05 February 2010
    Dan Gordon on the Lyric rebuild
    Every time I go down to the building site I'm reminded of what it is we do - plays. A special space for making them is growing daily on Ridgeway Street and every day brings a new scene and a new act.
  • 26 January 2010
    Chairman's Blog on NY Fundraising Dinner
    Our recent fundraising dinner in New York has generated tremendous interest and those of us who were involved in putting the event together were delighted, of course, that it was so successful. I heard Paul Rankin chatting to Gerry Kelly on the radio and I think he summed up the whole thing perfectly: "It was held in a very cool penthouse near Broadway in New York. As we were sitting down, you could see Manhattan glittering in the background. It was an out of the world experience. It was just a stunning event".

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